TORONTO - The tributes to jazz and blues guitarist Jeff Healey are pouring in.
Rock star Bryan Adams is calling the guitar wizard "one of Canada's greatest talents'' while fans are filling the blogosphere with testimonials and condolences.
Healey passed away Sunday at age 41 after a long battle with cancer that robbed him of his sight when he was a baby.
The guitar aficionado rose to stardom as the leader of the Jeff Healey Band, a rock-oriented trio that garnered international acclaim and platinum record sales with the 1988 album "See the Light.''
Healey's guitar prowess was characterized by a unique playing-style that saw him lay the instrument across his lap.
It led him to share stages with such rock luminaries as George Harrison, Stevie Ray Vaughan and B.B. King.
"Jeff was one of Canada's greatest talents, it is a huge regret to have to say goodbye,'' Adams said Monday in a release.
"Wherever you are Jeff, we remember rocking with you.''
